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The SOFIA Observatory at the Start of Routine Science Operations : Mission capabilities and performance
Pasquale Temi, Pamela M. Marcum, Erick Young +65
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has recently concluded a set of engineering flights for Observatory performance evaluation. These in-flight opportuniti…
Early Science with SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
E. T. Young, E. E. Becklin, P. M. Marcum +38
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is an airborne observatory consisting of a specially modified Boeing 747SP with a 2.7-m telescope, flying at altitudes…
First Science Observations with SOFIA/FORCAST: The FORCAST Mid-infrared Camera
T. L. Herter, J. D. Adams, J. M. De Buizer +7
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) completed its first light flight in May of 2010 using the facility mid-infrared instrument FORCAST. Since then, FORCAST…
Status of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
R. D. Gehrz, E. E. Becklin, J. de Buizer +10
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint U.S./German project, is a 2.5-meter infrared airborne telescope carried by a Boeing 747-SP that flies in the s…
The Science Vision for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
T. L. Roellig, E. E. Becklin, N. J. Evans +7
An updated Science Vision for the SOFIA project is presented, including an overview of the characteristics and capabilities of the observatory and first generation instruments. A p…